Fantasy Reviews and Features | Little White Lies

Genre Fantasy

Man and woman in colourful winter clothing sitting in a red tent.
Review

The Midnight Sky

by Adam Woodward

George Clooney directs and stars in this drably con­ven­tion­al sci-fi dra­ma about the pow­er of human connection.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Young woman in dark green dress holding onto plant stems in lush green foliage.
Review

The Secret Garden

by Romelly Eavis

Dix­ie Egerickx out­shines her adult co-stars in this pleas­ant adap­ta­tion of Frances Hodg­son Burnett’s novel.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two young women with serious expressions, one wearing a beige blouse and the other a cream-coloured dress, in a dimly lit setting.
Review

Carmilla

by Adam Woodward

Emi­ly Har­ris’ visu­al­ly strik­ing take on the clas­sic Goth­ic nov­el fails to live up to its ini­tial promise.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Person peeking out from blue tent in grassy field.
Review

Koko-di Koko-da

by Anton Bitel

A griev­ing cou­ple embark on a camp­ing trip in writer/​director Johannes Nyholm’s folk­loric psy­cho­log­i­cal horror.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Greying man with beard, looking pensive in dimly lit room with orange light.
Review

Pinocchio

by Lillian Crawford

Mat­teo Garrone’s live-action retelling of the clas­sic Ital­ian fairy tale is a dream come true.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Two men in a recording studio, one speaking into a microphone while the other observes.
Review

The Vast of Night

by Josh Slater-Williams

Andrew Patterson’s incred­i­ble debut feels like a spir­i­tu­al suc­ces­sor to Close Encoun­ters of the Third Kind.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A man with long dark hair wearing a black hat and a white coat stands in a forested area.
Review

Dreamland

by Anton Bitel

The direc­tor and star of cult hor­ror hit Pon­ty­pool reunite for a hard-boiled hit­man noir.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in a red waistcoat and white shirt, standing in a dark room with wooden shelves in the background.
Review

The Iron Mask

by Matt Thrift

Not even a Schwarzeneg­ger-Chan show­down is enough to sal­vage this unfath­omably dire action folly.

1
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
A man sitting at a desk in a room with antique furnishings, including a globe and decorative items on the shelves behind him.
Review

Fantasy Island

by Charles Bramesco

A trop­i­cal get­away becomes a wak­ing night­mare for its hap­less guests in this dire reboot of the ​’70s TV show.

2
Anticipation
1
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
Two men in heavy knit jumpers and caps standing against a bleak, grey background.
Review

The Lighthouse

by Elena Lazic

Robert Pat­tin­son and Willem Dafoe take a bru­tal tum­ble into the abyss in Robert Eggers’ mono­chrome nightmare.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect